5 Easy Tips To Lose Weight

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What Are The Best Tips To Lose Weight?

Losing weight is not easy for anyone. It’s a physical and emotional process that takes time. But losing weight can still be fun if you know what foods to eat and how to work out so that it doesn’t feel like a chore. Simply follow these 5 tips to lose weight carefully and you’ll be seeing changes in your physique in no time.

5 Tips To Lose Weight That You Should Start Doing Now

Tip# 1 – Drink Water

Yup, you’ve heard it before. This advice always comes out whenever losing weight is the topic. So how much water do you really have to drink to lose weight? Some say 8 glasses, 12 glasses, a liter or even more. I know, it’s very confusing. So here’s a tip for you to know if you’re drinking enough water. Check the color of urine. Yes, that’s right.

The color of your urine is an important marker to know if your body is well hydrated. Your urine must have a light yellow color like that of a lime juice. That’s a sign that you are hydrated enough. If the color of your urine is darker or like that of an apple juice, then you might have to drink more water. In this situation, you might be urinating even less. This is a sign that your kidneys are trying to retain water to maintain your bodily functions so you must drink more water to flush out toxins and detoxify your body.

Drinking water will not only help your body detoxify, it also helps make you feel full. When you feel hungry and grab onto some snacks in the middle of the day, you’re probably not really hungry. Your mind is telling to fill up your stomach but sometimes, it could be thirst. So the best thing to do, before you eat a meal, drink a glass of water. And then, you will really be able to tell if you’re hungry or not. If you make this a routine, it is a guarantee that you will be eating less.

Tip# 2 – Replace Refined Carbs With Veggies

So what are refined carbs? Refined carbs or also called simple carbs are foods that had their fibers taken out during food processing like white rice and white bread. Since the fibrous parts are taken out, you tend to easily consume them and not feel full right away. You wouldn’t even realize that you are already overeating.

So the best thing to do is to replace these foods with vegetables that not only contains carbs to provide you with energy but also, they are packed with fiber meaning your body would have to work harder to digest them, therefore, burning more calories and making you feel satiated easily. For example, if you plan to eat beef with rice, you may eat beef with broccoli instead. It’s a healthy swap that will definitely help in your weight loss journey.

Tip# 3 – Do Not Eat Fruits Later In The Day

Fruits are an essential part of your weight loss journey because it’s healthy and it satisfies your sweet cravings. But fruits are also carbs that contain sugar and fiber, so our body needs time to digest it. If you take it later in the day, especially when you’re about to sleep, you will not be able to digest it properly and the sugars will be stored as fat in your body. So make sure to have them only until around lunch time so that you have enough time to burn the fruits’ calories.

Tip#4 – Lift Weight To Lose Weight

Of course, cardio is a good exercise and it does make you lose weight but losing weight isn’t your only goal, right? Of course, you also want to look good in your lighter body and cardio alone doesn’t do that. So, you have to lift some weight to work up and tone your muscles, but you don’t necessarily have to lift that heavy equipment at the gym.

Your body can be your own weights. Pilates, yoga, and high-intensity interval training are some of the exercises that use your own body weight to act as resistance. Every time your muscles are working, you are burning calories and you even burn more after each session compared to after doing a cardio exercise.

Tip# 5 – Write Down Everything

Write all the meals that you had in a day, the exercises that you did, and how you felt. Be honest about everything and do not cheat to yourself. Keeping a record of your whole weight loss journey will not only keep you motivated but it will also help you monitor your progress.

If you’d like to read more health, fitness and weight loss tips, be sure to visit my blog Fitibility at www.fitibility.com

Sources:

 

Refined carbs – http://authoritynutrition.com/why-refined-carbs-are-bad/

Lift weight, lose weight – http://www.bu.edu/bostonia/spring08/weight/

Chris Turner
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